Combined garment



April 12, 1949. l I V H, H, HARR|SON 2,466,806

COMBINED GARMENT Filed June 7, 1946 Pntented Apr. 12, 1949 UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE 2,466,666 COMBINED GRMENT Hamla J1'. Hariisnn,chinago,1li. Application .anne 7, 1946', seriarNo. 675,066

The present invention relates to a combination garment more particularly to a combined skirt and half slip.

The Wearing of slips underneath skirts and dresses has been found to be an absolute necessity for preventing shadow, avoiding exposure and overcoming the tendency of the outer garment to cling to the body of the wearer.

Despite the demonstrated need of a slip the wearing thereof has met with continued objection and remonstrance, especially from girls and younger women. Beside the discomfort of being required to wear an additional garment which must be bought separately and laundered separately, the slip gives an appearance of added bulk to the figure and frequently in the wearing, the hem of the slip extends beyond the hem of the skirt or dress, giving an added unsightly and untidy appearance.

To avoid added Ibulk above the waistline and for other reasons it has become the custom to wear so-called half slips. These too are vobjectionable. The objection to wearing a separate and additional garment remains and the half slip has a tendency to roll up and bunch at the waistline causing wrinkles. Furthermore, it does not oifer any solution to the problem of maintaining the slip in position to prevent hem exposure. Despite their obvious faults and Objections to their use, slips and half slips of required necessity continue to be worn.

As a general rule, such garments as slips and half slips are constructed of a woven fabric cut on a bias, thus permitting considerable stretch. When worn underneath the modern dresses or skirts, which are expressly designed and fashioned to i'lt the form snugly, the -continued stretch of the slip fabric soon results in a stretched surplus of slip material which can be seen through the lines of the outer garment and the fabric of the outer garment is itself so stretched and distorted that the style is destroyed and alteration is required.

It is an important object of the present invention to obviate the above difficulties by providing a combined garment in which all appearance of added bulk is avoided.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a combined garment, the waistline of which remains smooth under all conditions and in the wearing of which the hem line of the slip is permanently secured in relation to the hem line of the outer garment.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a combined garment, the fabric ofen/nich is fdifn'cuit to stretch, thus maintaining the form and design especially of the outer garments and whi-ch at the same time affords a measure of support to the hips of the wearer.

Numerous other objects and advantages will be apparent throughout the progress of the following specifications.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a selected embodiment of the invention and the views therein are as follows:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a skirt showing a half slip secured to the lower waist-band and placket hole.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the skirt of a dress partially broken away to show a half slip.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View of the half slip showing the direction of the weave, the arrows indicating the direction of the stretch.

Fig. 5 is a c-ross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1 showing the half slip secured to the placket hole.

The combined garment shown herein for the purpose of illustrating the present invention comprises a skirt Ill having a waistband Il and placket hole I2. Secured to and merged into the lower seams I3 of the said waistband il and placket hole I2 in any well known manner is the half slip I4 which is constructed of woven fabric cut parallel to the direction of the weave as shown at I5 in Fig. 4 and Ibeing of a length substantially equal to the skirt I0, the bottom edge of said half slip I4 lying above the bottom edge of the skirt when the skirt is hanging normally as shown at I6.

The fabric of the half slip I4 having been cut parallel to the direction of the weave the direction of the weave in the half slip of the completed garment is horizontal and vertical only as particularly shown in Fig. 2 and will allow in use only a very minimum of stretch as compared to the stretch of fabric cut on a bias.

A combined garment embodying the principles of the present invention will not wrinkle or bulge at the waistline and the hem of each garment will maintain its respective desired position. Moreover, instead of giving an appearance of bulk as happens in the wearing of half slips now used, the present invention clings to and supports the hips of the wearer, tending to give an appearance of slenderness and at the same time prevent-s stretching and distorting the fabric of the outer garment.

Changes may be made in the form and construction Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacricing any of its advantages and the right is hereby reserved to make all changes as fairly fall within the scope of the 4following claim.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

A garment comprising a skirt or the like and an inner lining therefor permanently secured to said skirt above the hip line, said skirt being provided with continuous front and rear portions of a length extending from the waist to below the crotch and having an opening extending from the Waist down and said lining also having continuous front and rear portions and extending downwardly to adjacent the bottom of said skirt,

said lining having an opening corresponding to Woven fabric having its threads cut parallel to the weft or the Warp and set in said garment on the straight with its threads parallel or at right angles to its lower edge, said lining being free at its lower end and conformed to the figure of the wearer to afford hip support and effectively prevent stretching or distorting of the skirt material.

HAROLD H. HARRISON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,076,124 Juda Oct. 21, 1913 1,264,445 Schweiger Apr. 30, 1918 2,138,365 Wilson Nov. 29, 1938 2,253,339 Livermore Aug. 19, 1941 2,389,192 Friedland Nov. 20, 1945 

